Thursday, February 5, 2009

Poem - this too shall pass - (NDTV.com 6/2/09)

This too shall pass
- Subhashree Kishore

Having a sudden attack of gall,
Raju said, "I'll tell all".
"Less of it, Less of it"
Cried the aces at audit.

Raju blared "I did cook books"
The missus perked up, "What cook books?
Get me one and THE BABY NEEDS NEW SHOES"
"Story of my life", Raju mused.

He weeps behind the bars
Pining for his luxury cars
His mate says "You are a fool"
You forgot the golden rule."

Never worry, never be sorry"
The baba explains looking cross
"Why volunteer to wear the albatross?
"Raju claps his forehead, "Alas!"


...Read more at

http://www.ndtv.com/reading-room/bookspoetrycorner.asp?page=1&frmarchives=&id=3029&nxtstart=

http://www.ndtv.com/reading-room/bookspoetrycorner.asp?page=2&frmarchives=&id=3029&nxtstart=

3 comments:

சிவா.. said...

In India..."Having courted arrest
They are twice blessed"....
Very Nice....
"Don't worry, public memory is short
This too shall pass"....Definitely...

-Siva

Kishores said...

Thanks Siva for taking time to go thru and offer your valuable comments.

Manimohan said...

Whenever some one says he did everything,
doubt a thousand fold,
there will be a million hands behind it..
this tendency shall not pass, though..
-manimohan